Kinder Morgan, Inc is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America.
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12 Facts About Kinder Morgan
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Kinder Morgan specializes in owning and controlling oil and gas pipelines and terminals.
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Kinder Morgan previously had built a major presence in Canada with the Trans Mountain pipeline, but that infrastructure is publicly owned and operated.
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In 1999, Kinder Morgan conducted a reverse merger with KN Energy, a utility and pipeline company.
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In Canada, Kinder Morgan operated the Trans Mountain oil pipeline which links Alberta with Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as the Cochin pipeline between Western Canada and the American Midwest.
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In 2013, Kinder Morgan filed its application to the Canadian National Energy Board for building a second pipeline roughly parallel to the existing Trans Mountain, for transporting diluted bitumen between Edmonton, Alberta, and Burnaby, British Columbia.
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Likewise, Kinder Morgan's proposed Palmetto Pipeline, designed to go from the Gulf Coast to the Southeast markets, was nixed.
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Kinder Morgan suspended work on the project after the Georgia General Assembly passed a temporary moratorium on the use of eminent domain for pipeline construction, and commissioned a study to review the project.
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Kinder Morgan invoked the U S Natural Gas Act to have the needed land condemned so they could seize it by eminent domain.
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In 2009, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration cited Kinder Morgan for violating safety standards regarding the distance between a natural gas pipeline and a "high consequence area" such as a school or hospital; the pipeline was too close for safe operation in case of a leak.
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In 2011, PHMSA cited Kinder Morgan for failing to maintain update maps showing pipeline locations, test pipeline safety devices, maintain firefighting equipment, inspect its pipelines as required, and adequately monitor pipes' corrosion levels.
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In Texas from 2003 to 2016, Kinder Morgan experienced at least 48 "significant incidents" resulting in fatalities or hospitalization, fires, explosions, or spills.
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